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Golden, Colorado, United States

Joining HempFusion during a turbulent time of acquisition and reorganization, I took on the challenge of taking over critical operational processes to avoid company disruptions on top of my duties as a Quality Officer.- Stepped up to lead a remote, barebones team to take over the work for 6 exiting roles and integrate the supply chain processes and systems of the 4 merging companies- Set up cross-functional cross-team processes between Cin7, FishBowl, QBE, Shopify, Amazon, ShipStation, and other ecom, logistics, project management software- Personally took over MRP, forecasting, data-gathering, and analytically-driven processes at a pivotal time to mitigate disruptions- Lead and collaborated on the logical and physical transfer of fulfillment and distribution functions of Sagely Naturals’ natural cosmetic and hemp products from a 3PL to an in-house facility. Moving $10mil+ of goods and seamlessly transferring 10k+ unit sales/mo - Raised the level of Quality compliance with federal and state requirements for the manufacturing, marketing, and distributing dietary supplements, cosmetics, and hemp products.- Cross-linking and integrating 3 databases of quality files and recordsEstablished new processes and conducted training to integrate the QA teams and the record systems of the 4 merging companies

Alongside the founders, built the start-up from a living room boot-strapped venture to a multi-state and international hemp product wholesale and manufacturing network. Apothecanna was on the cutting edge as one of the first companies in the cannabis and hemp-product spaces.- On-boarded manufacturing and distribution partners in the US and Canada- Trained brand new partner teams across the US on manufacturing processes, state and federal compliance, and logistics integrations- Presented, deliberated, and executed short and long term strategic goals and budgets with executives- Executed and developed risk mitigating strategies in a challenging regulatory climate- Utilized broad and often opposing data sources in critical analysis- Ensured compliance with federal and state regulations for the cosmetics, hemp-product, and cannabis-service branch of the network- Audited partners for compliance with company policies and state requirements- Initiated and cultivated relationships with city and state regulatory agencies- Evaluated operational performance in-house and across the network- Established metrics for manufacturing efficiency, forecasting accuracy, fulfillment errors, etc- Directly managed or cross-functionally supported the accounting, marketing, sales, customer service, fulfillment, manufacturing, procurement, finance, R&D, design, IT/tech, and ecom teams- Lent my multi-disciplinary skills in digital and print design, IT, web/ecom tech, and research- Built and maintained the MRP processes in google sheets, forms, and scripts for the manufacturing and distribution network- Continuously improved and adapted procedures and policies to streamline operations in the quickly changing financial and regulatory environment

Denver, Colorado, United States

Lead a mix of individuals and teams to develop new nutraceuticals, natural cosmetics, and hemp products from scratch and bring them to production-ready-status within the multi-state manufacturing network.- On the cutting edge of hemp products, took one of the first hemp-infused herbal supplements to market with the partner Cap Beauty, selling well over $100k in the first year- Lead or actively championed every stage of the work from concept, to formulation, to manufacturing, to packaging design, to stability testing, to our customers’ door- Collaborated with Red Bull on one of the first hemp infused lip balms, creating a brand new product on an extremely tight deadline from scratch

Denver Co

Directly managed the manufacturing, fulfillment, and procurement departments and was in continuous communication with partner locations across the US.- Acted as the scientific and technical director, process and SOP guru, and operations manager- Ensured that company standards are achieved and maintained with a targeted emphasis on continuous improvement, providing support, structure and documented formalized training for employee development

Golden, Co

Lead the Rare Earth Metals Research Group and established expertise in Solvent Extraction R&D- Co-inventor of a new solvent extraction application for the recovery of scandium from a titanium plant waste stream for an international client – Patent US20140193317- Researched and managed from inception to pilot operations, including: early literature research and bench-work, feasibility and scale-up work, pilot plant commissioning, operations, and training- Worked with a team of foreign engineers providing research expertise, safety guides, reports, manuals, and analysis to ensure a successful installation and start-up of the pilot plant at the client's European location- Developed multiple client-specific rapid-analytical methods using instrumentation and wet-chem- OSHA and MSHA certified

Bachelors, Chemistry

Bachelors, Biology